I have a steel roof. Will it cause interference with this antenna? How far above the roof should it be mouted?
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I have my antenna mounted on the A part of roof and it has metal trim and it is about 2ft. above roof. In all from ground up it is about 25Ft. The antenna works great! No interference the nearest tower is about 23 miles away. If it was an fm signal it would interfere. The metal roof can help pull digital signal in.
471053
we installed this in a metal barn 30x40 16ft ceiling we weren't getting any signal now we are getting 5 bars no problem. We installed the outdoor antenna on a pole 8 ft above the roof line and the inside antenna was installed in the ceiling center of the building. We adjusted the unit and have had no issues with it for over a year now.
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That should be no issue. That is approximately what I have if you include the mast and the antenna. I don't do a lot of movement from station to station. You may find that may be a hindrance to your needs. It has been though the winter and several strong storms and no problems yet.Hope this helps
695753
Yes I have a metal roof. There is an outside antenna that the signal is transferred from.
522553
Yes, with one issue. This device may not be able to broadcast through the roof. If you could mount it someplace where it does not have to go through metal would be best. Mine will beam through the composite hard top on my Jeep and my garage at the same time but any metal like a sheet metal roof blocks the signal.
575685
I have not installed it yet. I am using the regular Mohu antenna and have aluminum siding without problems.
1321003
Yes, but note that you may see 2 "peaks". One will occur when the antenna is pointed directly toward the tower, and when it is pointed directly away from the tower. Don't be fooled by the latter.
967070
The antenna needs to be placed high next to a window. Make sure that all connections are snuggly tight.
1408240
This antenna is subject to some interference esp. if you have a lot of trees and not within 50 miles of broadcast towers. Shorter the distance the more interference it can withstand. If your in a deep valley with large mountains blocking the signal it might be trouble. It operates similar to the old style roof top antennas equal to but not better in performance. Even for HD the larger rooftop antenna are still better in tough signal areas.
2256007
This antenna works very well but has to be pun on roof with cable running into house.
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That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I hope this helps. That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I... » Read More That is a difficult question to answer. RF transmission and reception is susceptible to varied types of interference. Mountains, electrical(power lines) are two of the biggest culprits. Using an SWR meter to match the impedance of your radio to your antennawill give you the best performance your equip. can do. Antenna position is also important. It should be as high as possible to avoid "ground clutter" interference. A mobile unit will give its best performance with the antenna mounted on top of the roof. I'm basing this info on 4 yrs, of radar & radio maint. (USAF) I hope this helps. « Show Less
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I have no problem with mine will open door about 10ft away. Have an external antenna because I have a steel building.
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I live in the country as well I have my antenna 15' high. Also have a booster that has an fm trap on it. It supposedly keep the radio signals from interfering. They are not expensive and made a big difference in my case anyway.
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I did not gnd it as my antenna was mounted in my attic. U can try to gnd to anything metal pipe which is going down to the ground
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It is possible to construct a "Faraday cage" with this material, but unlikely in the intended application. It would only interfere if 1) you electrically connected all the panels on your attic roof together, 2) electrically connected the panels to an earth ground, and 3) only then would it block interference signals directly up through the roof - most cell phone signals are reaching you through your side walls.
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First you may not have a good ground. If you do then I would move the antenna mast up or down about 1/4 inch and then re-try. If worse then go the other way......
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Hello, we have a metal roof and it worked for less than two months. But I don't believe it had anything to do with the roof. We have an old fashion roof antenna that works very well.